Hi! I’m a journalist at The Verge. I cover consumer tech, artificial intelligence, video games, and more.
Below are select highlights of my work. You can see all of my writing for The Verge on my author page. On Threads, I’m @jaypeters.11.
Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow
This $1,695 smart bassinet’s best features are now behind a premium subscription
Now that Google is a monopolist, what’s next?
How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
Elon Musk’s Twitter, one year later
Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview
Blizzard’s president on the studio’s ‘new era’ under Xbox (interview with now-former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra)
Limited Run gives digital games a physical legacy (interview with Limited Run Games CEO Josh Fairhurst)
ZSA’s Moonlander Mark I is the ultimate customizable ergonomic keyboard
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla uses an old genre to tell a new story
Before Your Eyes is a beautiful showcase of what VR storytelling can be
CNBC Last Call segment about Kai Cenat’s chaotic giveaway in Union Square
CBC News: ELI5: What’s the deal with the Reddit blackout? | About That
NPR’s Marketplace Tech: The gaming industry sees major revenue in going mobile
TikTok video about the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk owning Twitter
Instagram video about Linda Yaccarino and Yoel Roth at Code 2023
A Vergecast episode about the protests on Reddit in 2023
Before The Verge, I worked at Techmeme and WE Communications.
I drafted accepted emoji proposals for:
🫡 Saluting Face (one of two accepted proposals for Saluting Face)
🫧 Bubbles
🧇 Waffle
🥱 Yawning Face
I also wrote a story for The Verge about how I made the yawning face and waffle emoji.
I like to run long distances and have completed four marathons:
In 2010, I played bass drum for the University of Oregon Marching Band and nearly ran over a camera person at the Rose Bowl.